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 Whether you're a Southern California resident, or you're
sitting at a computer thousands of miles away from Burbank, you can benefit by
membership in the Southern California Genealogical Society.
- Work side by side with highly experienced and skilled genealogists to gain
exposure to valid methods of proving family facts.
- Attend educational programs to help hone your skills and introduce new techniques
and resources.
- Research several areas of the country under one roof at the SCGS Library.
In addition to the camaraderie, education, resources and knowledge benefits
of membership in a genealogical society like SCGS, you receive benefits that
can make your membership fee pay for itself!
Download a copy of
the membership application. | Download
the Benefits of Membership flyer.
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Benefits of Membership
Join today and take advantage of the many benefits of membership in the Southern
California Genealogical Society! Collaborate, consult and build a sense of community
with others who share our passion for family history and genealogy.
Access to special content from the SCGS website
24/7 access to archived Jamboree Extension series webinars and livestreamed
Jamboree sessions.
AccessNewspaperARCHIVE from home.
Educational Opportunities
Monthly Lunch and Learn
Webinars, seminars, workshops
Field Trips to area repositories
Guided research trips to Salt Lake City and Ft. Wayne
Interest groups for computer software users, writers, and ethnic
geographic research.
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Free in-Library use of valuable online resources
Ancestry Library Edition
ProQuest Obituaries
Fold3 (formerly Footnote.com)
American Ancestors (NEHGS)
Online Historical LA Times
Heritage Quest
World Vital Records
FamilySearch
Substantial Discounts on:
Research team assistance
SCGS publications
Registration to the Society's Annual Genealogy Jamboree
Family Tree DNA testing
Other affiliate programs
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| SCGS offers
several options for single-year and multiple-year memberships, including: |
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Category
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Description
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Cost
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1
year individual
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Twelve-month membership for one person, beginning on the date of application.
Includes 4 issues of The Searcher, access to the members-only portion of the
SCGS website, two free queries in The Searcher, discounts on Research Team assistance
and publications from the SCGS Library Store and shopping cart.
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$ 35
annually
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1
year joint
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Twelve-month membership for two members in the same household. Receives all
benefits of membership, including four issues of The Searcher, access to the
members-only portion of the SCGS website, discounts on Research Team assistance,
Jamboree, and SCGS publications. One copy of The Searcher per household.
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$ 50 annually
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2
year individual
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Twenty-four month membership for one person, beginning on the date of application.
Receives all benefits of membership, including 4 issues of The Searcher, access
to the members-only portion of the SCGS website, discounts on Research Team assistance
and publications from the SCGS Library Store and shopping cart.
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$ 65 biannually
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2
year joint
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Twenty-four month membership for two members in the same household. Receives
all benefits of membership, including four issues of The Searcher, two free queries
in The Searcher, access to the members-only portion of the SCGS website, and
SCGS publications. One copy of The Searcher per household.
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$ 90 biannually
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Digital
International membership
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Twelve-month digital membership for one person, beginning on the date of application
.Digital delivery of The Searcher, access to members-only portion of the SCGS
website. Ttwo free queries in The Searcher, access to the members-only portion
of the SCGS website, discounts on Research Team assistance and publications from
the SCGS Library Store and shopping cart.
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$ 35 annually
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International
membership
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Twelve-month membership for one person, beginning on the date of application.
Includes international postage and shipping for 4 issues of The Searcher, access
to the members-only portion of the SCGS website, two free queries in The Searcher,
discounts on Research Team assistance and publications from the SCGS Library
Store and shopping cart.
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$ 70
annually
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| Youth
Membership |
Twelve-month membership for one person under the
age of 25 who provides a copy of a drivers license or other photo ID with proof
of age. Includes all benefits of membership, including 4 issues of The Searcher,
access to the members-only portion of the SCGS website, two free queries in The
Searcher, discounts on Research Team assistance and publications from the SCGS
Library Store and shopping cart. One copy of The Searcher per household. Upon
reaching the age of twenty-five (25), the Youth Member will become an Individual
Member and be subject to annual fees in force at that time when the membership
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$ 20 annually |
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Benefit or Feature of Membership
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Members
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Nonmembers
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| 24-hour access to archived sessions of the Jamboree
Extension Webinar Series |
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Free to members |
Not available |
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From-home use of Access NewspaperARCHIVE
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Free to members
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Not available
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Access to members-only portion of the SCGS website,
including the Jamboree Extension Series webinars, proprietary SCGS databases,
and at-home use of some commercial databases (for example, Access NewspaperARCHIVE)
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Free to members
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Not available
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In-Library use of paid subscription databases, including:
Ancestry Library Edition, Heritage Quest, NEHGS's American Ancestors, Footnote.com,
Historic Los Angeles Times, Access NewspaperARCHIVE, ProQuest Obituaries, and
World Vital Records
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Free to members
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Not available
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Professional
Research Team Assistance to help break down your brick walls
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10% discount
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No discount
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DNA
testing and collaboration with Family Tree DNA
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Significant Cost Savings
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No discount
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Annual Genealogy
Jamboree registration
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Significant Cost Savings
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No discount
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In-person use of the SCGS Library and its 40,000+ genealogy
resources
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Free to members, donation gratefully accepted
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Donation requested
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The Searcher,
the Society’s award-winning research and family history journal
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Free to members
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$5.00 per issue
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Two queries per year, published in the Searcher
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Free to members
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Not available
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SCGS Library Store and online shopping cart for SCGS
publications
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10% discount
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No discount
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In-Library wireless Internet for laptop computer users
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Free to members
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Not available
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Monthly meetings
offer a variety of opportunities for learning.
Lunch 'n Learn meetings demonstrate the latest and greatest genealogy
techniques. Genealogy classes teach people to be their own family detective.
Special ethnic interest groups (African-American, Chinese-American,
French-Canadian, German, Hispanic, and Irish) focus on resources available for
those populations. General Interest Groups (DNA and Writers Group)
give alternate ways of exploring family history and communicating it to family
members.
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Free to members
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Donation requested
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User
groups for the most popular genealogy software programs, including Family
Tree Maker, Legacy Family Tree, The Master Genealogist, and RootsMagic.
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Free to members
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Donation requested
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